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In this episode of the Five Minute Advocate, Eva discusses the revelation that former Prime Minister Scott Morrison secretly held five cabinet positions while leading government – and what this means for Australia's faith in democracy. The appointments are being scrutinised for a lack of transparency, and bring forth questions about powers within governments.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The McCormack connection with the MCUE Goannas and Mangoplah is strong, as the National Party MP for Riverina discusses with FlowFM listeners from The Rock to Yerong Creek, Mangoplah and beyond as he returns from Canberra after the change of government and selection of new Nationals leaders David Littleproud and senator Perin Davey
In this episode of The Five Minute Advocate, Julie breaks down the coverage of the election campaign by the mainstream media. There was a huge disconnect between the electorate and the coverage that was being spun by the media outlets. Why is this? And how can we make it better for the next election cycle? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Back to Bilo, boat turn-backs, climate pledges riding on a 'Teal' wave, oh and did we mention a new government?
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CHERYL KERNOT WRAPS the election campaign with No Fibs. Cheryl Kernot is a trail-blazer for women, a former Senator, leader of the Australian Democrats and former Member for Dickson. Kernot told No Fibs her special seat wins were, Goldstein and Kooyong. At the Kooyong campaign launch Cathy McGowan pulled me aside and asked me to […]Author informationWayne JanssonChief reporter & photographer at No FibsWayne Jansson is an Australian citizen journalist and photographer. He covered the seat of Indi during the 2013 federal election which saw Independent Cathy McGowan unseat Liberal Sophie Mirabella. His interests are politics and social justice. | Twitter | Facebook | Google+ |
... and speaks about her dismay following the Nationals' leadership change from Michael McCormack to Barnaby Joyce, responding to the former leader's comments on Flow about the 'mistake' of the June leadership shift, potentially running against fellow Victorian Nationals former deputy leader and senator Bridget McKenzie, her strong result in Mallee and ... the Flow team's appreciation of her wardrobe
The experienced 8-term member for Farrer and now former Environment Minister in the Morrison-Joyce government joined Flow on their Saturday night election coverage to reflect early on the voting, her volunteers and was asked about her aspirations in leadership in a Liberal-National Opposition - Rikki speculates on her leadership potential on election night
ABC's Chief Election Analyst unpacks Saturday's 'seismic shift' in Australia's political landscape.
The conservative Liberal MP says the Coalition are absolutely within striking distance of regaining office at the next federal election after Labor prepares to form government on its lowest primary vote for a century.
The Nationals may have held on to their seats this election but suffered a swing against them, former leader Michael McCormack says after being strongly returned in the Riverina - but says it was a mistake for last June's leadership change to Barnaby Joyce.
... and her campaign for re-election to the Victorian senate - Nationals Minister for Regionalisation, Regional Telecommunications and Regional Education, Victorian senator Bridget McKenzie paints a stark picture on Labor vs the Coalition's policy on mobile coverage for farmers, safety and regional communities, promotes the Coalition's pledge for a 'wet lab' in Mildura if re-elected to government and improving the number of doctors and GPs in regional Australia through a regional focus on medical training
... and value adding irrigated rice production with local manufacturing jobs at Leeton, NSW - plus the environmental benefits of rice production. Sussan speaks with FlowFM listeners from prepoll at Leeton in the final days of the 2022 federal election campaign, concluding Saturday 21 May
The Labor candidate for the south east of SA right up to the Riverland, Mark Braes, addresses criticisms of Labor's record on putting in mobile phone towers and neighbouring Grey MP Rowan Ramsey's proposal to tie medical graduates and doctors to rural postcodes with their Medicare funding
The Nationals candidate for Barker drops in to the Flow broadcast centre at Roseworthy, SA to chat with Wayne and Rikki about his party's proposals for the rural seat of Barker running from the Riverland in the north through Mallee, Barossa, Murraylands, Coonawarra and Limestone Coast to Mount Gambier days before the 21 May 2022 federal election (pictured in the South East with federal agriculture minister and deputy leader of the National Party, David Littleproud)
Anne Webster the Nationals MP seeking to win a second term on Saturday 21 May in federal parliament representing Mallee in north-western Victoria talks with Flow listeners about the major policy announcements and ministerial visits that have occurred during the campaign, and claims there's a risk for regional seats voting for independents or other parties not focused on regional Australia.
... the anointed next Health Minister (if the Morrison government is re-elected) also talks from her experience as a Riverland local and former minister on the Murray-Darling Basin Plan and delivering 450GL for South Australia
Michael Arbon talks about the selfless campaigning of Craig Kelly who faces a huge threat in his own seat of Hughes yet has been across regional Australia supporting candidates during the 6-week election campaign
The incumbent Liberal MP is proud of what he's delivered for south-eastern SA but says on regional health there's a 'nuclear option' being put forward by his neighbouring Liberal MP in Grey, Rowan Ramsey's idea of compelling medical graduates and GPs to work in regional Australia
The One Nation candidate for Riverina talks about Australia's food, water and fuel security and promoting Australian agriculture in the supply chain as he addresses the question of whether a vote for Pauline Hanson's One Nation is a vote for PM Scott Morrison
The next federal parliament will determine the fate of a Murray-Darling Basin Plan with water recovery targets falling due in 2024 - and less than 5 per cent of the 450GL due to South Australia delivered thus far. Independent SA Senator Patrick makes the case for his re-election and how he plans to see SA receive more, on merit, that it currently gets due to claims of corruption and pork-barrelling in other states.
... and her concerns that 450 gigalitres of water can not be delivered under the current Murray-Darling Basin Plan, speaking from her experience as past convenor of the Southern Riverina Irrigators.
The Liberal MP talks about his experience after 5 terms representing Grey in getting results and weighs into the speculation about independent candidates running in the seat, volunteering that at pre-poll there's interest in 'independents' other than Liz Habermann
The member for Riverina speaks about Tim Fischer's legacy in the Lockhart region and the Coalition's investment in fixing mobile blackspots compared to Labor's term in office, also highlighting federal help to local communities improving their infrastructure and amenities.
Steve Karaitiana from Forbes talks about using the springboard of state MP success for the Shooters Fishers and Farmers Party to take up the fight in Canberra, also discussing his heritage as a third generation showman from the boxing tent - and the struggles of homelessness, regional roads and country shows in the Riverina electorate
The independent candidate says she supports the objectives of Climate 200 despite being knocked back for support from them for her campaign, and says her choice of teal as her campaign colour is a coincidence. Liz talks with Flow listeners about $1.3 trillion in debt, one of former Liberal MP for Grey's reasons for backing her instead of his Liberal successor Rowan Ramsey - and nominates Woomera as a better site than Kimba for storing nuclear waste.
The United Australia Party's candidate for the rural seat of Grey covering north and western South Australia, Suzanne Grey, describes 'climate action' as a fear campaign that will drastically reduce Australian farming, and talks about the region's health needs and more desirable locations for low-level nuclear waste storage than Kimba
A 20% income tax rebate for living over 200 kilometres from Adelaide and returning 25% of tax revenue from regions back into those regions are among the incentives United Australia Party's Mount Gambier based candidate for the eastern SA seat of Barker is promoting to invigorate regional SA. Mr Swiggs also tackles questions on how the UAP policy on home loan controls would work in practice - and shares about his personal background
In a wide-ranging interview Rowan Ramsey claims former Labor premier Mike Rann had changed position on the Kimba nuclear waste storage facility that the Liberal MP supports '15 km from his own farm', says Liberal members would be disappointed former Liberal MP for Grey Barry Wakelin has endorsed Liz Habermann the independent candidate and discusses a 'dossier' going around about his travel allowance.
The lead senate candidate for the best-performed state for the Great Australia Party in the senate races last election, South Australia, talks with Flow listeners about the importance of Australia's constitution and policies for farmers and regional Australia
Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud says he'll be cautious on what the 'big German' ALDI says about Australians' meat shopping habits as he visits South Australia with Barker candidate Jonathan Pietzsch running against SA Liberal Tony Pasin MP - and on reaching Australia's $100 billion agriculture production target by 2030
... tourism funding for the Great Ocean Road and distilleries, breweries and winery cellar doors - and the risk of voting independent on 21 May
Kate McCulloch has been a long-time One Nation supporter and is standing at the top of their NSW senate ticket in the 21 May election. As a dryland farmer from Corowa in southern NSW, the catering businessperson and mother talks about attracting young people into apprenticeships and employment and One Nation's policies on freedom, vaccination, abortion and the Murray-Darling Basin Plan
Stepping down from his Victorian Legislative Council role for the Liberal Democrats to run for the Senate, David Limbrick talks about how free trade is good for farmers, the need to further lower the fuel excise and restoring freedoms after Victoria was hit hard by COVID-19 related restrictions.
... and reflects on her daughter's win of One Nation's first seat in the SA Parliament, Sarah Game, and what it could signal for her second tilt at a SA senate seat which would also be a first in SA
Over $13 million for a walking trail at Mildura and $800,000 for child care in Murtoa are two pledges Dr Webster hopes the ALP will match - or she can deliver if re-elected for a second term for the north-western Victorian federal seat of Mallee on 21 May
Hawkesbury councillor and apiarist Shane Djuric tells Flow listeners in southern NSW the Shooters Fishers and Farmers Party has been delivering in regional electorates and the major parties' conduct is driving voters in the SFF's direction. He expresses concern about indiscriminate use of 1080 poison in regional baiting programs.
Ian Markos says he feels most at home at the Liberal Democrats as a party that supports deregulation and small government, and tells Flow listeners he remains concerned that emergency powers are still in force in South Australia in early May 2022 despite restrictions easing. He reflects on the SA Liberals' comprehensive state election loss and why the major parties are not effectively representing small business or the broader community.
The former housing giant fell from politics and business alike but says not only can he stand back and not have a shot at representing those aspiring for a job and a home - he says part of Labor's plan on housing affordability is like putting the arsonists in charge of fire prevention. Disclosure: interviewer Rikki Lambert was Bob Day's chief of staff during 2014-2016
Bakery owner turned state political candidate Liz Habermann speaks with regional SA FlowFM listeners about why she's running for Grey and her key policy commitments after a long era of the Liberals holding the seat through Rowan Ramsey MP
Fresh off a crack at the South East SA state seat of Mackillop on March 18, Mark Braes says he's 'match fit' for a crack at Liberal incumbent Tony Pasin in the overlapping federal seat of Barker in the 21 May poll. Labor's candidate says Mr Pasin's estimation of 32 gigalitres to exit South Australian irrigation under the 450GL recovery target is a distraction, and SA farmers had given up enough already.
In mid-late April Russian spokespeople and the Ukraine president talked about nuclear war - will it happen? and what does a former major general who served in the Solomon Islands think of China's activity in the region? During the federal election campaign Jim Molan says he'd like to see the Coalition spend more than its baseline pledge on defence spending, and criticises Labor's record in that area.
In a wide-ranging conversation about Tony Pasin's representation of Barker since 2013 at Flow's Roseworthy broadcast centre, the member for Barker speaks about the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, the Coalition's 450,000 regional jobs pledge and SA Liberal colleague Alex Antic's campaign to define women amid the hot debate early in the federal election campaign on the place for transgender children and adults in girls and women's sport
We're now almost half way through the federal election campaign - with this week's shock inflation figure putting the economy front and centre. It means the cost of living is now dominating after a week that saw national security, the Pacific and climate also feature strongly
Stuart King is a Swan Hill councillor and business owner who decided to stand for the United Australia Party in the hotly contested seat of Mallee against the incumbent Nationals MP, Anne Webster.
Fresh off a March tilt at the south east SA seat of Mackillop for the Nationals, the SA Nationals party president is having a crack at the federal seat of Barker, taking on the Liberals' Tony Pasin
Following the work of Tasmanian Liberal senator Claire Chandler to seek to ensure those born biologically female are the sole participants in girls' and womens' sport in Australia, Senator Antic has asked questions in Canberra of bureaucrats of 'what is a woman', drawing convoluted responses. Senator Antic continues to advocate for those that have lost employment or other benefits from their personal health choices surrounding vaccination.
With the cost of living soaring, it was only a matter of time before the cost of energy policies became a campaign wedge. The Energy Minister Angus Taylor says the Opposition's policy could cost you up to 560-dollars a year more by 2032-33, a claim dismissed by Labor as a desperate attack - so where does the truth lie?
The incumbent Liberal MP for the regional NSW seat of Farrer talks about the impact of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan in her electorate and her perspective in her role as environment minister in the Morrison government, plus the need to address mobile blackspots and workforce shortages in regional health, leading up to the 21 May 2022 federal election
Australia's federal election has been called for Saturday 21 May 2022. In a headrush of poor judgement, I've decided to produce a six-part mini-series of The 9pm Edict with an election theme, with episodes appearing each Thursday. This is the first.These episodes will run in parallel with the special guest episodes of the autumn series, which will still see another three episodes appearing before the end of May. I am a glutton for punishment.In this episode we talk about stupid questions, annoying words, George Christensen, Alexander Downer, unemployment, and journalists drinking with politicians.Full podcast details and credits at:https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00164/Please consider supporting this podcast:https://the9pmedict.com/tip/https://skank.com.au/subscribe/